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Lanquir

Past Producer in Chile with commodities Silver, Zinc, Lead, Copper
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Alteration
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10104509
MRDS ID TC03737
Record type Site
Current site name Lanquir

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -67.98531, -23.70085 (WGS84)
Elevation 3150

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Chile(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Chile

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Lead Primary
Copper Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • SAMPLES FROM 15 VEINS

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chrysocolla Ore
Galena Ore
Malachite Ore
Barite Gangue
Calcite Gangue
Limonite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Propylitic, Silicic

Analytical data

Result 213 G/T AG, 0.16% PB, 0.27% ZN, 0.16% CU

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -67.98531, -23.70085
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N15-80W
    Dip 60NE-90
    Length 60M
    Width 0.2M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Veins Are Parallel To Andesite Dikes

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Peine

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • 5000T OF TAILINGS

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Area 130HA
    Overall depth 30M
    Overall length 1188.72M
    Overall width 1000M

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BORIC, R., DIAZ, F., AND MAKSAEV, V., 1984, COMPLEMENTO MAPA METALOGENICO, II REGION: GERENCIA DE DESAROLLO, SANTIAGO, (12 VOLS.).

  • Deposit

    RAMIREZ, C. Y GARDEWEG, M., 1982, HOJA TOCONAO: CARTA DE CHILE #54, SERNAGEOMIN.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Reserve-Resource

    BORIC, ET AL., 1984.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 17 VEINS WHICH ARE PARALLEL TO DIKES AND HEAVILY FRACTURES.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1990 Williams, William C. University of Arizona

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Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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